Why does a woman's vaginal discharge have an odor?

For women, once gynecological diseases occur in the body, it will cause great harm to the body. If we can discover and treat them in time, the disease may be well controlled. Leucorrhea is a secretion in the female body. However, leucorrhea can also be said to be a barometer of female gynecological diseases. Once the leucorrhea is abnormal or has an odor, it means that some gynecological diseases have occurred. Among them, leucorrhea with an odor is the most common symptom. It often brings a lot of inconvenience to women, and even puts them in an embarrassing position. Let's understand why women's leucorrhea has an odor.

Why does a woman's vaginal discharge have an odor?

1. Inflammatory leucorrhea: Due to the different sources of infection, the odor of leucorrhea is also different. According to the different characteristics of leucorrhea, accompanying symptoms and signs, we can roughly distinguish what kind of inflammation it is.

① Fungal leucorrhea has a paste-like or curd-like odor, and the vaginal wall is visibly congested. In severe cases, the vulva is red and swollen, and the vaginal mucosa is covered with a white film. After wiping off the white film, rough, red, swollen, damaged erosive surfaces and superficial ulcers can be seen. The patient may experience itching and burning pain in the vulva.

② Trichomonas leucorrhea: The leucorrhea caused by Trichomonas has an odor, is yellow in color, thin in texture, and contains foam. Bleeding from the vaginal wall, even with the appearance of bayberry-like bleeding spots. The patient felt vulvar itching, and microscopic examination of leucorrhea revealed Trichomonas.

③ Pelvic inflammatory leucorrhea Pelvic inflammatory disease includes cervicitis, endometritis, adnexitis, etc. The leucorrhea caused by the inflammation is yellow in color, sticky in texture, fishy and purulent in smell.

④The symptoms of senile vaginitis are excessive leucorrhea that is yellow and has an odor, and hemorrhagic spots appear when the disease is serious.

2. Non-inflammatory leucorrhea: Any congestion of pelvic organs can cause leucorrhea with an unpleasant odor. Some systemic diseases, weak constitution, highly retroflexed uterus, or pelvic tumors may cause the leucorrhea to be egg white or watery. Patients may experience itching or burning sensations, and a feeling of falling discomfort when the disease is serious. The vulva is often damp, the mucosa is congested, the sebaceous glands on the inner side of the labia majora and minora are prominent, and the surface is uneven and gritty.

3. Cancerous leucorrhea: Most of them are meat washing water-like, have a foul smell, are large in amount, and cause severe vulvar irritation.

4. Foreign body leucorrhea: Foreign bodies left in the vagina after childbirth or surgery, or IUDs placed in the uterus, pessaries placed in the vagina, and foreign bodies accidentally inserted into the vagina can all irritate the vagina or cause inflammation, causing a large amount of yellow purulent leucorrhea with a fishy smell, and even blood in the leucorrhea.

The above is an introduction to why women's leucorrhea has an odor. After understanding it, we know that such symptoms are generally caused by gynecological diseases. Therefore, female friends must observe their body changes more often. If such symptoms occur, they must understand the cause and then prescribe the right medicine for treatment. In addition, they should pay attention to personal physiological hygiene and change and wash underwear frequently.